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Awesome has viewed the investment world through the lens of the healthcare industry. That's a pretty big view. We also try to transfer some insights into government, regulation and economic issues into views that can be useful in other industries as well. Main aspect: Nearly all are seeing more of the hand of government.
- Added on: Oct 29th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Awesome Capital
- Listed in: Investing Politics
- Tags: investment legislation hospital health care reform health care provider national health care policy
Recent Posts
Ayes of all GOP Sens. not enough to save McCain motion
The Senate rejected by a vote of 58 to 42 a motion to recommit the Senate health care bill to committee with instructions to eliminate the $465 billion of cuts to the Medicare program. The Senate earlier unanimously passed an amendment by Sen. M...
Tenet debt gets nod from Gimme Credit
Tenet Healthcare's long struggle to recover from a billing scandal and high leverage will likely keep it focused on balance sheet repair, making its bonds worth owning despite a difficult economic backdrop, analysts say. The third-largest hospital ch...
Hospitals may face cuts from independent panel after all
A commission created by the Senate healthcare overhaul bill to make Medicare cost-cutting recommendations is facing some changes before final passage, including an attempt to offer up hospitals for reductions, an industry that had avoided the cutting...
DOD health system not the greatest model
According to a Mathematica study, DOD beneficiaries had significantly lower satisfaction with their ability to get timely care when they needed it than civilians. And many expressed dissatisfaction with the narrow choice of providers available.For ex...
AMA targets changes in Senate health bill
The AMA said it appreciates that several physician-related provisions inthe bill represent improvements over earlier proposals, including theelimination of a five percent Medicare payment cut for "outlier"physicians, changes to the Medicare quality r...
GOP amendments would chop Medicare advisor board
Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) appears to have filed several amendments that would restrict the Independent Medicare Advisory Board provided for in the Senate health care reform bill. http://tinyurl.com/yhxk644 ...
